# Färjestad BK

Färjestad Bollklubb (Swedish pronunciation:; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad.
Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) was started in 1975, making them the most successful SHL club in history. The team plays in the highest Swedish league and have done so since 1965. Following Brynäs IF's relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan in 2023, Färjestad is the only team to have constantly played in the current top tier of Swedish hockey, the SHL, since it was started in 1975. They reached the SHL championship finals for six consecutive seasons (2001–2006), winning the championship two times. They are featured rivals with Djurgårdens IF, Frölunda HC, and HV71.

## History

Färjestad BK was founded on 10 November 1932 at Håfström Kiosk in the district of Färjestad in Karlstad by Sven Bryhske, Gösta Jonsson, Sven Larsson and Erik Myren. Initially the association's main sport was bandy, which is still reflected in the full name of the club. Ice hockey was first included in 1956.
In 1965, Färjestad were promoted to the top division (at that time Division 1 Southern) which they succeeded in winning for the first time in 1973. During the 1974/75 season, Färjestad qualified for the first season of Elitserien, and have since never been relegated.
In 2014, Färjestad BK played in the 2014 AHL All Star Game in St. John's, Newfoundland against a team of AHL All Stars. In the skills contest, Färjestad lost 18-17 against the All Stars on a Tuesday evening at Mile One Center. In the AHL All-Star Game, Färjestad lost again to the AHL All Stars 7-2 with a sold out crowd the following evening.

## Season-by-season results

This is a partial list featuring the past five seasons. For prior seasons, see List of Färjestad BK seasons.
| Season | Level | Division | Record | Record | Avg. home atnd. | Notes |
| Season | Level | Division | Position | W-OTW-OTL-L | Avg. home atnd. | Notes |
| 2018–19 | Tier 1 | SHL | 1st | 28–6–5–13 | 7,231 | Top scorer: J. Virtanen (41 pts) Top goalie: A. Werner (92.60 SV%) |
| 2018–19 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 6–1–1–6 | 7,894 | Won in quarterfinals against HV71 (4–3) Lost in semifinals against Djurgården (3–4) |
| 2019–20 | Tier 1 | SHL | 2nd | 25–6–5–16 | 7,546 | Top scorer: M. Nilsson (54 pts) Top goalie: A. Holm (91.50 SV%) |
| 2019–20 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden |
| 2020–21 | Tier 1 | SHL | 8th | 18–11–5–18 | 21 | Top scorer: D. Viksten (48 pts) Top goalie: A. Holm (91.40 SV%) |
| 2020–21 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 1–1–2–2 | 0 | Won eighthfinals against Malmö (2–0) Lost in quarterfinals against Växjö (0–4) |
| 2021–22 | Tier 1 | SHL | 6th | 22–6–4–20 | 6,020 | Top scorer: J. Nygård (41 pts) Top goalie: D. Hildeby (93.08 SV%) |
| 2021–22 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 10–2–1–6 | 8,142 | Won in quarterfinals against Skellefteå (4–2) Won in semifinals against Rögle (4–2) Won in finals against Luleå (4–3) 2022 Swedish Champions (10th title) |
| 2022–23 | Tier 1 | SHL | 3rd | 24–7–4–17 | 7,296 | Top scorer: J. Nygård (38 pts) Top goalie: D. Hildeby (91.80 SV%) |
| 2022–23 | Swedish Championship playoffs | Swedish Championship playoffs | — | 3–0–0–4 | 8,250 | Lost in quarterfinals against Frölunda (3–4) |

## Players
### Current roster

| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 28 | Emil Alba | RW | L | 27 | 2024 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 44 | Jonathan Andersson | D | L | 31 | 2023 | Valdemarsvik, Sweden |
| 7 | Axel Bergkvist | D | L | 24 | 2022 | Insjön, Sweden |
| 41 | Henrik Björklund | RW | R | 34 | 2022 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 50 | Damian Clara | G | L | 20 | 2024 | Brunico, Italy |
| 29 | Lucas Forsell | RW | R | 21 | 2020 | Västerås, Sweden |
| 75 | Jérémy Groleau | D | L | 25 | 2023 | Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada |
| 59 | Linus Johansson (C) | C | L | 32 | 2021 | Ljungby, Sweden |
| 13 | Joel Kellman | C | L | 30 | 2023 | Tingsryd, Sweden |
| 33 | Maxime Lagacé | G | L | 32 | 2023 | Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Canada |
| 34 | Michael Lindqvist | RW | R | 30 | 2018 | Danderyd, Sweden |
| 16 | Alexander Ljungkrantz | LW | L | 22 | 2024 | Gävle, Sweden |
| 71 | Viktor Lodin | C | L | 25 | 2024 | Leksand, Sweden |
| 32 | Magnus Nygren | D | R | 34 | 2023 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 11 | Joakim Nygård (A) | LW | L | 32 | 2021 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 26 | Joel Nyström | D | R | 22 | 2020 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 73 | Adam Ollas Mattsson | D | L | 28 | 2024 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 72 | Stian Solberg | D | L | 19 | 2024 | Oslo, Norway |
| 72 | Oskar Steen | C | R | 26 | 2024 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 98 | Marián Studenič | RW | L | 26 | 2024 | Skalica, Slovakia |
| 52 | August Tornberg | D | R | 32 | 2022 | Pajala, Sweden |
| 96 | David Tomášek | C | R | 28 | 2023 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 20 | Marcus Westfält | C | L | 24 | 2022 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 22 | Per Åslund | LW | L | 38 | 2016 | Kil, Sweden |
Updated 16 August 2024

### Team captains

* Thomas Rundqvist 1987–1993
* Håkan Loob, 1993–1996
* Roger Johansson, 1996–1997
* Claes Eriksson, 1997–1998
* Jörgen Jönsson, 1998–2007
* Rickard Wallin, 2007–2009
* Sanny Lindström, 2009–2010
* Rickard Wallin, 2010–2013
* Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 2013–2015
* Magnus Nygren, 2015–2017
* Alexander Johansson, 2017–2018
* Mikael Wikstrand, 2018–2019
* Linus Johansson, 2019–2020
* Sebastian Erixon, 2020–2021
* Linus Johansson, 2021–

### Retired numbers

Färjestad BK retired numbers :
| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
| 2 | Tommy Samuelsson | D | 1976-1995 | 14 December 1998 |
| 5 | Håkan Loob | RW | 1979-1983, 1989-1996 | 27 September 1996 |
| 9 | Thomas Rundqvist | C | 1978-1984, 1985-1993 | 14 December 1998 |
| 9 | Ulf Sterner | LW | 1967-68, 1969-1973 | 13 November 2001 |
| 17 | Mathias Johansson | C | 1990-2002, 2003-2008 | 24 November 2012 |
| 19 | Peter Nordström | LW | 1995-1998, 1999-2009 | 30 November 2019 |
| 21 | Jörgen Jönsson | C | 1995-1999, 2000-2009 | 26 December 2009 |
| 51 | Rickard Wallin | C | 1998-2002, 2005-2006, 2007–2009, 2010-2016 | 23 September 2017 |

## Club records and leaders
### Regular season

    Goals: 42 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
    Assists: 36 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07)
    Points: 76 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
    Penalty Minutes: 213 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
    Career Goals: 262 Håkan Loob
    Career Assists: 273 Jörgen Jönsson
    Career Points: 500 Håkan Loob
    Career Penalty Minutes: 546 Thomas Rhodin
    Career Shutouts: 12 Daniel Henriksson
    Career Games: 616 Mathias Johansson

### Playoff season

    Goals: 11 Rickard Wallin (2000-01)
    Assists: 13 Jesper Mattsson (2005-06)
    Points: 18 Marcel Jenni (2000-01), Jörgen Jönsson (2005-06)
    Penalty Minutes: 84 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
    Career Goals: 43 Håkan Loob
    Career Assists: 62 Jörgen Jönsson
    Career Points: 102 Jörgen Jönsson
    Career Penalty Minutes: 193 Peter Nordström
    Career Shutouts: 5 Daniel Henriksson, Jonas Gustavsson (2008-09)
    Career Games: 138 Peter Nordström

### Total (Regular season + Playoffs)

    Goals: 52 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
    Assists: 41 Thomas Rhodin (2006-07)
    Points: 90 Håkan Loob (1982-83)
    Penalty Minutes: 297 Emil Kåberg (2004-05)
    Career Goals: 305 Håkan Loob
    Career Assists: 312 Thomas Rundqvist
    Career Points: 566 Håkan Loob
    Career Penalty Minutes: 703 Peter Nordström
    Career Shutouts: 17 Daniel Henriksson
    Career Games: 748 Mathias Johansson

## Trophies and awards
### Team

* Swedish Championship regular season Swedish Hockey League (11): 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2024
* Le Mat Trophy (10): 1981, 1986, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2022
* Spengler Cup (2): 1993, 1994; Runner Up 1989, 1992, 1997